Bobby Hauck is the winningest coach in Big Sky Conference history in terms of victories per season (11) and conference championships (six).
His teams have compiled an amazing overall record of 66-16 and equally impressive 39-6 Big Sky slate in his six-year tenure at his alma mater (1988).
When Coach Hauck reached the 60-win plateau in the fall of 2008, he was the fifth coach in Big Sky history to accomplish that, and he hit that mark of 60 victories two seasons faster than any other coach in league history.
Hauck is ranked fourth in Big Sky history with his 66 career victories.
Under Hauck’s tutelage the Grizzlies have won six straight league championships and participated in six consecutive Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs, and he is the only mentor ever at Montana to accomplish that, while his six league titles are twice as many as any other Grizzly coach.
Montana’s 66 wins the past six seasons since Hauck took over the reigns in 2003 are the most by any FCS team. The Grizzlies’ 11 consecutive Big Sky championships are the second most in FCS or Football Bowl Subdivision history.
Hauck, 44, is ranked fourth in Big Sky history with his 66 career victories. He is second in school history in wins, as former Griz mentor Don Read won 85 games in his 10-year tenure Seventh Year at Montana: 66-16 overall/39-6 Big Sky from 1986-95, which ranks him second in number of league wins.
Over the past three seasons Coach Hauck’s (pronounced: howk) teams are 37-4 (.902)overall and 23-1 (.958) in the Big Sky games. He was voted the Big Sky’s and Region 5 “Coach of the Year” in 2006 and 2007.
Last season Montana went 14-2 overall and advanced to the FCS title game for the second time in Coach Hauck’s tenure (the sixth time in school history). Those 14 victories tie the school record for the second most wins in a season.
In 2007, the Grizzlies went 11-0 during the regular season (UM went 11-1 in 2008 in the regular-season), which was only the sixth time in school history a Grizzly team had gone undefeated in the regular season, and it was the first time since 1996. In 2006 the Griz went 12-2 overall, losing 19-17 to UMass in a FCS semifinal playoff game, and it was the sixth time ever a Montana team has won 12 or more games.
In just his second season at the helm in 2004, the Griz advanced to the FCS championship game, losing 31-21 to James Madison in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Over the past six seasons the Grizzlies have had 20 players named to FCS All-American teams.
Prior to returning to Montana, he spent four years at the University of Washington. At UW he worked with defensive backs and special teams and was considered one of the top recruiters in college football. Before that he was at the University of Colorado for four seasons, from 1995-98, where he was the special teams and recruiting coordinator, and also coached the safeties.
Before joining the Buffaloes, Hauck coached the outside linebackers and handled recruiting duties for Northern Arizona (1993-94). He served as a graduate assistant at UCLA in 1990 to 1991 under former Bruin head coach Terry Donahue, and in 1992 he served as the on-campus recruiting coordinator. During those seasons he coached in eight Bowl games.
Hauck began his collegiate coaching career as a volunteer assistant for the Grizzlies in 1988-89, working with the secondary and then the inside linebackers.
He is an active member of the American Football Coaches Association, currently serving as the chairman of the rules committee in District 8.
A Montana native, Bobby’s first coaching position was in 1987 as an assistant at Sweet Grass High School, his alma mater, working for his late father, Bob, Sr. Bobby was a three-sport standout at Big Timber High School, lettering in football, basketball, and track.
Bobby’s brother Tim Hauck was an All-American defensive back at Montana from 1987-89, played 13 seasons in the National Football League and is now an assistant coach for the Tennessee Titans. Their uncle, Tom Hauck, coaches Montana’s defensive tackles and was a center and linebacker for the Grizzlies from 1960-63.
Bobby was named the 33rd head football coach at Montana on December 20, 2002. At that time he was the youngest head coach in modern UM history.
Hauck lettered twice in track and field at UM. He graduated in 1988 with degrees in business and physical education and earned a master’s degree in education administration from UCLA in 1991.
He is married to the former Stacey Harbin from St. Ignatius, and the couple have twin daughters, Sydney and Alexandra, 13; a son, Robby, 11; and a daughter Elise, 2. Bobby is an avid fly-fisherman and skier.
COACH HAUCK YEAR-BY-YEAR AT MONTANAYEAR O-ALL: W-L BIG SKY W-L
2003 9-4 5-2*
2004 12-3 6-1*
2005 8-4 5-2*
2006 12-2 8-0*
2007 11-1 8-0*
2008 14-2 7-1*
TOTALS 66-16 (.805) 39-6 (.867)*Big Sky champions & advanced to FCS
playoffs
THE HAUCK FILEBirthplace: Missoula, Mont.
Education: High School: Sweet Grass High School, Big Timber, Mont. (1983)
College: Montana (undergraduate in 1988)
UCLA (graduate degree in 1991)
Overall Coaching Experience1987
Sweet Grass (Mont.) High School (assistant coach)
1988-89
Montana (secondary)
1989
Montana (defensive line)
1990-91
UCLA (graduate assistant) (Sun Bowl)
1992
UCLA (asst. recruiting coord.)
1993-94
Northern Arizona (outside linebackers, recruiting coord.)
1995-97
Colorado (safeties, special teams, recruiting coordinator) (Cotton Bowl, Holiday Bowl)
1998
Colorado (outside linebackers, special teams) (Aloha Bowl)
1999-01
Washington (safeties, special teams) (Holiday Bowl, Rose Bowl, Sun Bowl)
2002
Washington (defensive backs)
(Holiday Bowl)
2003-Present
Montana (Head Coach/special teams)